Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71

2.0 star property

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Free daily continental breakfast
Interior
Lobby
32-inch LED TV with cable channels, TV, heated floors

Reviews

3.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym
  • Business services

Explore the area

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1213 E Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH, 43229
  • Place, Anheuser-Busch Brewery
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Ohio State University
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, Ohio Stadium
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Airport, Columbus, OH (CMH-John Glenn Columbus Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Mobility Accessible, Non Smoking (Bathtub W/grab Bars)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

King Room - Non-Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free Wi-Fi

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free Wi-Fi

Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71

This hotel features a fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and 24-hour room service. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, conference space, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71 offers 128 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Columbus hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
During your stay at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71, you'll be close to Polaris Fashion Place. You'll find features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • 11 minutes by car from Ohio State University and 11 minutes from Ohio Stadium
WiFi is free in public spaces. You'll find a business center on site. Free breakfast is available daily. A fitness center, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71. Self parking is free.
Guests are served free continental breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Fan
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Heated floor
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laundry detergent
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 25
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in fee: USD 25 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children 18 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Comfort Inn Hotel North
Comfort Inn North
Comfort Inn Columbus
Comfort Inn North Columbus, Ohio
Comfort Inn North Hotel Columbus
Comfort Inn North Hotel
Comfort Inn North Columbus
North Comfort Inn
Norwood Inn & Suites North Conference Center Hotel
Norwood Inn & Suites North Conference Center Columbus
Norwood Inn & Suites North Conference Center Hotel Columbus

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71 Reviews

Reviews

3.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 155 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 650 out of 1001 reviews

3.6/10

Cleanliness

4.4/10

Staff & service

3.2/10

Amenities

3.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Dcn.John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front Desk Staff were nice and helpful. Unfortunately, there was not breakfast as advertised. Made me sad.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is not a nice hotel at all. Picture a rehab but the people are trying to escape the clutches of a positive life experiences. You will leave with a story, and you will not be bothered in your room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Flavio Certeza

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disgusting have pictures to prove it
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Tim

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly so no complaints there, my complaint is it's advertised as a howard johnson but it's just affiliated, its actually a norwood inn, not many amenities and needs to be updated
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Brittany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They claim to have free breakfast.They don't have cockroaches.The rooms are horrible, worst experience.I've ever had.There's no gym and the staff are absolutely horrible
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was honestly not safe to be in. As soon as we walked in the room we knew we had to get a different hotel. The carpet was peeling up from the floor. Nothing had been swept in a really long time. The place smelled like smoke and there was mold in the bathrooms. I didn’t feel comfortable putting my stuff in the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Gabrielle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The floors in the hallways were filthy, there were burn marks on the bathroom wall and the lock on my door didn’t work. I ended up not even staying here
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Dimitry

Liked: Staff & service
A nice quick one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was absolutely the most disgusting, dingy, nasty hotel I have ever step foot in. The front desk was dusty and the whole building reeked of cigarette smoke and trash!! We went around the back to get to our room, entered the building and there were bags of trash all over the place and a trash strung about the steps and hallway.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Staff & service
Good location just off the interstate and the staff was nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Joshua

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was horrible but holes in the blankets screws all over the floor the TV wasn't hooked or even on the wall and the mirror was not hanging up it was laying on the floor we didn't even stay there
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Submitted as much before but no: gym, breakfast (both listed amenities), smoke smell, cigarette burns, no chair/wastecan, lights out or lacking lampshade. Rotten
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Aziz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
No towells, rude front desk clerk
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Cole

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did not actually have breakfast available. Keycard had to be reset once a day. Bathroom floor was wet when I checked in since the sink was left on before I came in. Burn marks in bed sheets. Could hear everything in every room, hallway or on other side of window, even a key falling on ground like it was 5 feet from me.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

nichole

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
It was a good stay bed was comfy hot tub worked the cleanliness was minimum but a good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff here are great; very helpful and accommodating when need be. I have stayed here numerous times and will again. Yes the hotel is dated and some parts are a little run down, but it’s plenty passable and a comfortable stay. Great price as well.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Nankedia

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in the must of renovation. Nothing like what you see on the site. Floor stain and dirty. Haven't been vacuum or sweep in forever. Bed sheets nasty so being your own. Towels had stains on them. Good crumbs on draws and in microwave. Toilet seat coming apart so sit with caution. Shower had hair looked like someone had recently shaved. Load music throughout the night. Prostitutes everywhere. The whole experience was horrible after a 16 hour drive
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Jean

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire check in process was horrible. First room was not cleaned with cigarettes everywhere, I tried 4 other rooms that were also not clean and come under maintenance. The agent had to make a master key to try to find a clean room. The one I settled on had dead roach, filthy iron, bathroom door was broken, bed was stained and floor was not cleaned. Horrible stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ashley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was trifling! I booked a hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It doesn’t serve breakfast, which is the main reason I selected the hotel. It has layers of dust on the drawer, doors have chunks missing, drawer handles missing, no phone available in the room, water rotted wood, a huge roach was in the bathroom, shower not clean, there was a dirty wash cloth that was hanging on the shower rod, hallways and stairs had trash, sticky floors. We had to ask for a trash can for the room. This was the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in. The name did not say Howard Johnson. If this was bought out by a new brand, they are definitely giving the Howard Johnson a bad reputation.
Towels looked like they were folded by a child and a filthy rag left behind
Huge bug in the bathroom.
Piles of dust on cabinets, drawers, and desk.
Hallway full of trash.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staffs are definitely great and well mannered. Delicious breakfast varieties, nice cozy beds and it was a great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Krista

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I couldn’t even say that’s how bad the place was. The guy said that they were doing renovations and one of the rooms I was in was supposed to be renovated. But it was awful. There was holes in the wall. There was someone’s old razor in the bathroom, and an open beer bottle in the fridge that wasn’t even on. The comforter had cigarette holes in it and the comforters looked so old and dirty like they were from the 70s or 80s. Just inside in general walking to my room felt very troubling and I was kind of scared to even go to my room. Would not recommend at all. Do not go here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Colin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Horribly dirty bathroom. Uncomfortable bed. Took way too long to get checked in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would stay there. The staff was very nice and always there to help when I asked for something
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

rickey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025